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isoci
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Cannot exclude username folder from Dropbox sync with linux server

Hello, I have dropbox account, which is syncing with linux server. The problem is that i cannot exclude folder with username. For example I have folder A, B and USERNAME. The username folder is c...
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Walter
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3 years ago

Hey isoci, sorry to jump in here, but could you maybe send us a screenshot of how the folder looks on your end when it syncs after being excluded?  

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isoci
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Hello, sorry for late response. Below screenshot from linux server:

'Agata ***' is name of user.

The second problem is that now i have folder .dropbox and .dropbox.cache how they did create?

 

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    Jay
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    3 years ago

    Hi isoci, those two folders are necessary for the functioning of the Dropbox app and service. 

     

    I don't see an error there showing that you were unable to exclude the folder. Could you clarify where the issue is?

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      isoci
      Explorer | Level 3
      3 years ago

      There is no error after exclude but next on the list of excluded there is no 'Agata ***' folder. This is the problem, therefore it pass without error folder is syncing.

      • Jay's avatar
        Jay
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        3 years ago

        When excluding the folder, did you place quotation marks around the folder in question if there are spaces in the folder name?

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